Balin-g-press



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A. SWAB.

BALING PRESS.

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' Iliwiurnn @raras ALLEN SWAB, OF ELIZABETHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BALINGEPRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,081, dated October 30, 1888.

Application filed June 26, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN Swan, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elizabethville, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Ealing-Presses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the 1etters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to presses, and is designed, chiefly, for baling hay and cotton, and

' has for its object the provision of simple,com

pact, and ecient means for operating the follower. The follower has a togglejoint connection with the frame or the sides of the balebox, and the rod or shaft that passes through and obtains a bearing in the frame is free to move longitudinally in its bearings to adapt itself to the direction of the strain of the rope or cable which is wound thereon when advancing the follower and have the strain in a direct line from the operati ng lever or levers and the said shaft or rod.

The improvement further consists in the peculiar construction and combination of the parts, which hereinafter will be more fully described and claimed, and shown in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan View, parts being broken away, of a press embodying my invention, showing the operation of the follower-actuating devices; Fig. 2, a plan view, parts being broken away, of the frontend of the ratchet hand-lever; Fig. 3, a plan View of the pulley block, showing the rod or shaft in position; and 4, a plan view, parts being broken away, of a modification.

The bale-box is composed of the sides A, the top B, and the bottom B. The follower C is connected with the end B of the bale-box by the toggle-levers D, as shown. The levers when distended pass through slots a in the sides A and are prevented from vertical movement when the power is applied to bring the joints together. The cable E passes through the rod or shaft F, thence over pulleys in the pulley-blocks e, which are connected to the Serial No. 2789239. (No model.)

toggle-levers at their articulating-points, over pulleys in the pulley-block G, and back to the toggle-levers. The shaft F passes through the disk H, which is journaled in the end of the box or frame, and is adapted to work through the disk but turn with it, being held thereto preferably by a featherand-spline connection. The disk H is provided with a ratchet,h, which is engaged by the pawl h to hold the shaft or rod against retrograde movement when the follower is advanced. The pulley-block G is provided with a disk, g, in its center, through which the shaft F passes, and with pulleys g at its ends, over which the cable or rope E passes.

The follower is operated by rotating the shaft F, which winds up the cable and brings the toggle-levers together in the well-known manner. The shaft F moves to accommodate itself to the direction of the strain which is in a direct line,or practically so, from the articulating-points of the said toggle-levers to the said shaft. The inner end of the shaft may be connected with the follower and move therewith, or it may bejournaled in a cross-bar, J, which has its ends fitted in a groove, j, in the side of the bale-box, as shown in Fig. 4. The outer end of the shaft will be provided with the handle K, which is held thereto by the pin 7c, passing through the handle and fitting in a groove on the said shaft. Vhen the bale is formed and bound, the follower'is drawn back by pulling on the handle K. The shaft is rotated by the hand-lever L, which has a ratchet-disk, l, in its head or outer end, through which the shaft passes. In the backward movement of the lever the pawl Z rides the ratchetteeth of the disk Z, and in its forward movement the pawl engages with the said ratchet-teeth and effects a rotation of the shaft. The cam M,se cured to the end of the frame, effects an outward movement of the lever on the shaft and prevents the said lever from binding against the end of the bale-boX.

I employ, preferably, only one cam M; but I can have two or more when desired.

The operation of the cam M will be understood when it is remembered that the lever L normally bears against the end of the frame, and that when the lever is moved forward the shaft F,on which it is mounted,moves in caus- IOO ing the lever to bear with greater pressure on the end of the frame. The cani effects an out- Ward movement of the lever and prevents it crowding against the end of the frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1S-

1. In a press, the combination of the follower, the toggle-levers, the rotatory and endwisemovable shaft, the pulleys supported at the joints of the toggle-levers, the block G, loosely mounted on the said shaft and having pulleys at each end, and the Cables connected at their inner ends to the said shaft and at their outer ends to the toggle-levers, and passing over the pulleys at the joints of the said levers and over the pulleys on the said block G, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the bale-box, the follower, the toggle-levers between the follower and the end of the bale-box, the rotatory and endwise-movable shaft, the cables connecting the levers with the said shaft, the disk H, having ratchet-teeth, the pawl adapted to engage with the ratchet-teeth, the shaft F, working loosely through the said disk and keyed to revolve therewith, and the lever for rotating the 3. In a press, the combination of the balebox, the follower, the rotatory and endwisemovable shaft for operating the follower, the

lever mounted on the said shaft and adapted to operate it, and the cam M, arranged to move the said lever on the shaft, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

4. The combination of the bale-box, the folloWer,the rotatory and endWise-movable shaft, the toggle-levers, the pulley-blocks e, arranged at the joints of the levers, the block G, having pulleys g at eaeh end and having a central disk which is mounted on the said shaft, and the cable secured to the said shaft and having its ends passed around the pulleys g and the pulleys in the blocks e, and having its ends secured to the said toggle-levers,substan tially described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN SWA B.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM LEHMAN, JOHN G. SWAB. 

